SAUNA GALLERY IS MY ONGOING PROJECT I AM RUNNING SINCE SEPTEMBER 2021. DURING THAT TIME – AROUND 30 MONTHS, BY MARCH 2024, I ORGANISED AS A CURATOR 31 EVENTS. THE EVENTS OF SAUNA GALLERY BROUGHT TOGETHER MORE THAN 800 ARTISTS FROM 40+ COUNTRIES. WE ARE PRESENTING NOWADAYS CONTEMPORARY ART FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AS WELL AS THE FINNISH ART, REPRESENTED BY FINNISH ARTISTS, AND FOREIGN ARTISTS BASED IN FINLAND WITH A SPECIAL INTEREST TO PHOTO, VIDEO AND PERFORMANCE ART. AT THE MOMENT SAUNA GALLERY EXISTS ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS, ENCOURAGED BY MY ENTHUSIASM AND ACTIVITY AS WELL AS SINCE FALL 2023 IT WAS SUPPORTED BY THE CITY OF HELSINKI.
THE MOTTO OF SAUNA GALLERY: SAUNA GALLERY IS ONE OF THE MOST OPEN-MINDED AND EPHEMERAL GALLERIES OF FINLAND.
FEBRUARY 2023 I ORGANISED THE FIRST FILM FESTIVAL IN SAUNA GALLERY. HEART ATTACK – WAS THE MAIN TOPIC.
FEBRUARY 2024 I LAUNCHED THE SECOND EDITION OF A FILM FESTIVAL – HEART ATTACK: KAFKA MON AMOUR.
POSTER BY EGR NAGAEN // JOSEF KA
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FILM FESTIVAL – HEART ATTACK: KAFKA MON AMOUR IS CURATED BY VISUAL AND PERFORMANCE ARTIST @JOSEFKARTIST WHO SELECTED THE BEST VIDEO, ANIMATION, DIGITAL ART FROM 20+countries. DURING THE SELECTION PERIOD I GOT MORE THAN 60 VIDEOS.
FINAL VERSION COMPRISED THE BEST ART MATCHING THE MAIN TOPIC OF THE FESTIVAL – KAFKA MON AMOUR.
THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAM IS 110 MINUTES + 100/ SPECIAL SCREENING/ PREMIERE OF A FULL LENTH MOVIE BY KONSTANTIN SELIVERSTOV – THE TRIAL – IN FINLAND.
FIRST EDITION OF HEART ATTACK FILM FESTIVAL WAS LAUNCHED 25TH OF FEBRUARY 2023 IN SAUNA GALLERY.
SECOND EDITION OF HEART ATTACK FESTIVAL WAS LAUNCHED 17TH OF FEBRUARY 2024 IN SAUNA GALLERY
@SAUNAGALLERY, PULTTITIE, 17, HELSINKI.
YOU CAN FIND @SAUNAGALLERY IN INSTAGRAM
FEBRUARY 2024 HEART ATTACK FILM FESTIVAL WAS PRESENTED BY THE FILMS OF THE NEXT ARTISTS
FRANCISZEK ARASZKIEWICZ @araszkiewiczfranciszek
GIORGOS EFTHIMIOU @adiaforos88
JESPER DALMOSE @jesperdalmose
GWEN GÉRARD @g.gerard34
CHARLOTTE PETERSEN
IGNACIO GALILEA @galilea.ignacio
EKATERINI KRIEZI @ekaterini.kriezi
LUCIO CELOMUNDO @lucio.celomundo
WERTHER GERMONDARI @werther_germondari
HERBERT HUT @fater_morganer
VAHID GOODARZPOUR @our_photo_stories_
PATRICK K. -H. @patrick_k_h
EOIN O’DOWD @eoinyboney
JOSEF KA @josefkartist
AARON TERRY @urbanyetti
NOEL MOLLOY @noelmolloy61
THIBAULT DELFERIERE @thibaultdelferiere
DAVID HUNTER @thedavidhunter
ALEJANDRO DE LA GUERRA @alejandrofloresdelaguerra
MUGE YILDIZ @mugeyildizjaakaappi
PAUL SAKOILSKY @paulsakoilsky
ARNIS ALEINIKOVAS @arnisaleinikovas
EIRINI TAMPASOULI @eirini_tampasouli
JOHANNES CHRISTOPHER GERARD
PAUL BEAUDOIN @paulbeaudoin
SEPPO RENVALL @sepporenvall
KONSTANTIN SELIVERSTOV @seliverstovkonstantin
THE PROMO FOR THE FESTIVAL BY EGR NAGAEN // JOSEF KA
LINK TO EVENT ON FACEBOOK
SPECIAL GRATITUDE TO THE CITY OF HELSINKI FOR SUPPORTING THE PROJECT.
JOSEF KA 